Global Macro / Markets:
- Bitcoin Is Getting Smashed Right Now Business Insider
- JPMorgan Profit Falls 19% on Trading, Mortgage Declines – Bloomberg
- Why is Goldman shutting down Sigma X: SEC eyes test that may lead to shift away from ‘dark pools’ – Reuters
- Gross Says El-Erian Should Explain Reason for Exit – Bloomberg
- The best traders in the world miss trades all the time. – Andrew Thrasher
- Yes, the SEC was colluding with banks on CDO prosecutions – Reuters
- Only the ignorant live in fear of hyperinflation – FT
North America:
- Preliminary April Consumer Sentiment increases to 82.6 – Calculated Risk
- Friday: PPI, Consumer Sentiment – Calculated Risk
- Sensitive Market Data Leaked After Government Phone Call – WSJ
- Wal-Mart is muscling in on the organic food business. – WaPo
Europe:
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- Euro-Zone Economies Have ‘Failed to Converge’– Wall Street Journal
- Ukraine wants to buy European gas to boost energy security – Reuters
- Record Europe Dividends Keep $2.8 Trillion From Factories – Bloomberg
- The SEC is a captured regulator. – Felix Salmon
Asia:
- China slowdown concerns reinforced by falling prices Financial Times
- China should not be too quick to ease capital controls, economist says South China Morning Post
- This is a actual Bloomberg headline: China Fake Data to Skew More Export Numbers – Bloomberg
Local:
- Australian PM says searchers confident of position of MH370’s black boxes – Reuters
- PM relaxes towards Chinese state firms – The Oz
- Big banks’ backing a moral hazard – Chris Joye
- US LNG to undercut Gorgon by 30pc: JPMorgan – AFR
Other:
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- Ebola Outbreak Empties Hotels as West Africa Borders Closed – Bloomberg
- Why teens drive technology adoption. – Asymco
- Global solar dominance in sight as science trumps fossil fuels – The telegraph